MDOT Suspends “At Bid” DBE Information Submittals

As a result of widespread confusion related to DBE information at time of bid submittal in the February lettings, MDOT has suspended the following DBE initiatives for the March 2nd and March 16th lettings.   Capacity Targeted Projects The requirement that bidders...

MDOT Revises Crushed Concrete Use Restriction

MITA has been informed that MDOT will be revising their restriction on the use of crushed concrete for projects in the March 2nd letting.  MDOT plans to issue an addendum for the impacted projects that will revise the current prohibition (use of crushed concrete is...

MDOT Restricts Use of Crushed Concrete

On Tuesday, January 31, MDOT published a special provision that prohibited the use of crushed concrete within 500 feet of any watercourse.  MDOT added the Special Provision for Crushed Concrete Near Water to projects to be let this Friday, February 3, by addendum, and...

State Prevailing Wage Truck Driver Rules Simplified

Since 2007, the state prevailing wage rules pertaining to truck drivers have changed multiple times as the State of Michigan Wage and Hour Division (W&HD) issued new interpretations of the law which progressively made compliance more inclusive.  Under the current...

MITA Success…Original Signature NOT REQUIRED

As the administrative impact of MDOT’s “new” interpretation of MDOT BOHIM 2010-08 became known, specifically as it related to the requirement of an original signature on the submitted Materials Source List (Form 501), MITA immediately met with MDOT advocating for...

MDOT Releases Electronic Design Files

In a continuing effort to provide contractors a useful set of electronic design plans at the time of bid, MDOT has released their third round of pilot electronic design files for two projects in the December 2, 2011 letting (item #26 and #29). These Bentley...